When teachers and students have built a culture of
reading over the course of a school year, it is essential to capture that momentum and carry it onwards in order to avoid the dreaded summer slide, but it's also equally important to balance student choice.
Not exact matches
A 2013 study by Mathematica Policy Research revealed that students at five urban EL middle
schools advanced ahead
of matched peers at comparison
schools by an average
of ten months in math and seven months in
reading over the
course of three
years.
So much to consider and so much to still explore, but
reading about these
schools really did add a lot to those discussions in the woods, even if it was just me quoting from the book to anyone who was nearby - «Did you know that today's college graduate will have as many as seven career paths
over the
course of their working
years?»
Over the
course of the
school year, every child in P1, P4, P7 and S3 will undertake national standardised assessments covering aspects
of reading, writing and numeracy.
Rather than administering separate social studies and English tests at the end
of the
year, Louisiana
schools participating in the pilot will teach short social studies and English curriculum units in tandem
over the
course of the
year, pausing briefly after each unit to assess students»
reading, writing and content knowledge.
A study by Stanford's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) finds that
over the
course of three
years, Texas charter
school students on average gained the equivalent
of 17 more days
of reading instruction per
year than their district
school peers.
Across that period, charter
schools statewide consistently provided greater academic growth than their district peers: on average, charter students
over the
course of the study saw the equivalent
of 34 additional days in
reading and 63 in math each
year.
Use the topics separately
over the
course of a
school year for inservice teachers, with each session focusing on a particular aspect
of fostering
reading success.
One student with special needs who «did not feel good about himself as a learner» increased his
reading score significantly
over the
course of the
school year, which improved his self - esteem, Thompson said.
Over the
course of the large - scale, 3 -
year research study, more than 200 fourth - grade teachers from more than 80
schools will receive training on practices to improve
reading and social studies knowledge, reaching more than 5,000 students.
A 2009 evaluation that randomly paired 1,000 very poor readers with mentors found that,
over the
course of a single
school year, the students who had been tutored by Experience Corps volunteers made 60 % more progress in
reading comprehension than those who did not have tutors.
Compared to their traditional public
school peers, Tennessee charter
school students gained the equivalent
of 86 additional learning days in
reading and 72 days in mathematics
over the
course of a single
year.
At primary level, the definition will apply to those
schools who have seen fewer than 85 %
of children achieving an acceptable secondary - ready standard in
reading, writing and maths
over the
course of 3
years, and who have seen insufficient pupil progress.
Over the
course of the
school year Tracey has been working with her colleagues in our monthly meetings at her
school - site to understand what independent
reading should look like for her Kindergarten students — particularly those who struggle to settle in and engage with their books.
At primary level, the definition will apply to those
schools who have seen fewer than 85 per cent
of children achieving an acceptable secondary - ready standard in
reading, writing and maths
over the
course of three
years, and who have seen insufficient pupil progress.
Or perhaps it's a hold -
over from the excitement we felt as we embarked on a new
school year or a new
course of study — or watch our offspring...
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